@ClubNoriyasu I have a 5-bedroom house somewhere in Luzon, 350 square meter habitable space.
Our bill there this month is only for 280 kWh (versus your 1,900+ kWh).
But then again, provincial life requires austerity.
Senator Marcoleta, that wasn’t a clarification—it was a masterclass in gaslighting.
You opened by feigning innocence: “Diniretso ko ba na media?” as if the entire room was hallucinating when you branded the press as “bayaran.”
When the collective memory of those in front of you proved you did, and someone generously offered “karamihan,” you latched onto that single word like a life raft, pretending you never painted with the broad brush you actually swung.
Classic pivot. You didn’t misspeak; you got caught.
Then came the real tell: you dredged up an old Iglesia Ni Cristo peace rally where Philippine Star and Inquirer didn’t mention you—despite your grand appearance—and declared that ancient slight the reason you now smear every journalist covering today’s Senate mess as paid hacks.
Let’s translate your defense, Senator: because two outlets once failed to stroke your ego at a religious months ago, you feel entitled to delegitimize the entire press corps probing the scandals engulfing the Senate right now.
That’s not principle. That’s a petty, infantile grudge masquerading as statesmanship. You’re not defending truth; you’re throwing a tantrum because the spotlight didn’t follow you to the rally. The public sees it for what it is: a senator who would rather settle personal scores than answer fresh questions about the very institution he serves.
If every public figure who dislikes a headline gets to brand the media “bayaran,” we might as well shutter the press galleries and let you write your own press releases.
Next time, Senator, try defending the present instead of hiding behind the past. The Senate is burning today—not at that old rally.
@pads_nosi The only person standing between us and the Dutertes and their ilk is the guy in red.
But yes, we inhabit this planet with other species - protozoans among many others.
@inquirerdotnet Isn't the senate president supposed to be the unifying force of the majority-minority-independent mix of senators?
Now he's he monkey wrench of plenary sessions.
What an a*sh#le!